Discovery Channel will announce seven new projects, including a series that follows advertising pitchmen Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan as they develop spiels for new products, the Hollywood Reporter says. Also on tap: a two-hour movie based on the true…
TiVo may broaden relationships with cable companies once legal issues with Dish Network are fully settled, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing TiVo Chief Executive Officer Tom Rogers at a Phoenix conference. TiVo, which last year won a $100 million judgment…
CNN will air the new documentary “I.O.U.S.A.” on Saturday, Jan. 10, while interspersing discussion panels to talk about the rise in U.S. debt, Daily Variety reports. Ex-U.S. Commerce Secretary Peter Peterson and former Sen. Bill Bradley will be among those…
National Geographic next month will debut “Hard Time,” a reality show about inmates in a Georgia correctional facility, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network also renewed “Dogtown,” Locked Up Abroad” and “Naked Science,” the newspaper reports. —Danny King
Jenji Kohan, creator of “Weeds,” is co-writing a comedy series for Showtime about two middle-aged Boston women who self-publish a Jewish dating guide, Daily Variety reports. “Ronna and Beverly” will also be written by Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo, who…
Joel Gourdin from “Attack of the Show” and MuchMusic veejay Hannah Simone will host Sci Fi Channel’s “WCG Ultimate Gamer,” which premiers in March, Daily Variety reports. NBC’s “Phenomenon” creators Michael Agbabian and Dwight D. Smith will executive produce “Gamer,”…
DirecTV is in a license-fee dispute with Comcast over two regional sports networks owned by the U.S. cable leader, Multichannel News reports. Comcast is seeking at least a 25% fee increase for both its Bay Area and Boston sports networks,…
ABC Family’s college-themed series “Greek” will return Monday, March 30, in the 8 p.m. hour after “Secret Life of the American Teenager” ends its season, TVGuide reports. Among the new developments to be seen when the show returns is the…
Golf Channel has launched a high-definition channel reaching almost 16 million homes in the U.S. Golf Channel HD will feature exclusive HD coverage of the first three PGA Tour events from Hawaii, kicking off Thursday with the Mercedes-Benz Championship from…
Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Lifehouse will perform at “The VH1 Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash.” The one-hour special hosted by Jerry O’Connell will air live on VH1 on Jan. 29 from the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Fla. The concert…